The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-22
A NEW CANDIDATE
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
Tho Grcunbnckors Put Forth n Man mic
Promise TO Stick by itim-A Close.
0Iou,hsd Cnucus-Sonis Rich dis.
clusmros from the Capital. t'h
,pteiai Di,pateh 10 he Lnlklligeneer.

Special Di,patch 10 the Inltlligencer. t 4I'm.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, Jan. 2l.-The
Greenback members OF the two Housed
caucussed to-day and nominated Hon
Samuel Burdett for United States Senator
aud all seen agreed 10 stick 10 him
throughout. This evening 3s Republicans
AMI the Greenbsck members held q eau.
Gus, the latter being present as spectators
only. l! was secret caucus, and the
members were pledged TO divulgo moth.
ing and were very close.mouthed after the
caucus adjourned.
Chairman Maxwell presided and secre.
tary Sinclair acted as secretary. Tho ses.
sion lasted for nearly three hours and was
earnes. but entirely harmonious, and al
that any one present would say whom the
crowd OF newspaper men and anxious
Democrats gathered about them after al.
journment, was that the result Of the eau.
Gus would assure Senator Camden's de-.
feat, II that wore no. already assured.
THE ANTI CAMDEN DEMOCRATS.
A very prominent anti. Camden man,
who objects to my giving his name
but who is probably as we'll posted
as any man in tho statc,, told me
this morning that the difficulty
was that the otn8r side had captured the
Democratic press as we'll as the party
machinery and were using both with no
object in view but Mr.. Camdeu's ad.
vancement. Under these circumstances
1t WAS practically impossible for their side
to get fair hearing at this time at The
bar ,ei public opinion. He said that the
Standard OIL people were creating
an Impression that fourteen men
were trying to rule thirtysoven, and
endeavoIiog 10 placs them in the
attitude sof breaking up the party be-
CAUSE they could no. have their own way.
But he says that the real facts are that
these fourteen men are standing az a
breakwa.er betwaeu the peoplo aud the
Standard Oil Company. Mr.. Camden has
q bonsfide strength in the Legislature not
exceeding twenty-eight out OF tho fifty
Democrats. When VanPslt was nomina-
ted an express pledge was given in the
convention whcn he WAS placed In nomi.
nation that he would not vote for Camden.
Crockett all during his canvass eaid he
WAS oppoaed 10 Camden. Such also was
the caae with Harding. These gentlemen
voted for him in caucus, us did others, BE-
cause Camden was tho only person in
nomination. They would not have voted
for lin without caucus. L si,.J5l
r.
A bad ATTACK OF BosslsM. -
"The situation" he said, sis that the
whole disturbance in the party is the out
growth OF bossism. Camden's candidacy
is the only Disturbing element. Tho bulk
OF the party don't want him, and insist
that one man shall yield TO the msio.ity
against him. The Federal patronage and
all that sort OF influence has been brought
to bear to crush out opposition and com.
pei perfect submission to q single auto.
cfat."
My informant declares that bis party
will never. submit, and that rather than
deliver this State body and soul to the
Standard Oil Company, the Legislature
may adjourn without making any Seua-
tor. He says that II the Republicans
stand fast, as they have promised to do,
there will be DO S-netor un!esa Camden re-
tires. Hs says: 1T is better for the State
not to be represented than to be repre-.
sented by the Standard Oil Company"
He says that on the 9th day OF March
Wilson will appoint some frst-clasg man
who is opposed To the ring and who has
been identified with the opposition 10
machine politics. My informant said
Wiluon would appoint Dan Lucas, Jno.. J,
Davis or come Democrat who could be re.
lied on not to truckle to monopoly.
- A BILLY WILSON BOOM.
In this connection and at this point II
is we'll to mention that there is very de-
cided Billy Wilson boom here. Whethe,
it materializes depends on circumstances
Sydenstricker, McClung, Chew and Lucas
the Hampshire delegate and Price, OF Min.
oral. on account oI their geographical po
sition, will be apt togo for him, anu he is
less obnoxious to the Camden following
than most othere. II seems to me that
when the Senators are confronted with the
prospect of Windy Wilson naming the
Senator and thereby getting control Of q
large slice Of Mr.. Glevelaud's confidence
and favoss, with q certainty that when
Kenna's turn comes, II the Legislature be
Democratic, Governor Wilson will be
clothed in Senatorial robes, they will re.
coil and make some comprcmise by which
new man will be taken up who will be
placed under honda to stand neutral be-
tween the contending factions, and Billy
Wilson will fill this bill, so 1t is said, bet
tor than any man in this State. f,|
THE GATHERING OF THE KlcKERs.
EARLY yesterday afternoon I heard it
whispered that there was to be convoca-
4:.. az tha laithfnl md afknr aona;aornhlo q